Brill’s Lexicon of Greek Grammarians of Antiquity (LGGA) serves as the first point of reference for information on the ancient grammarians for scholars of Greek and Latin antiquity, in particular for research into the history of philology, grammar and ancient scholarship.

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English version of this article translated by Patrick Hogan. The original Italian version was written by Antonella Ippolito and first published on 16/12/2005. Here is the Italian version of this entry. Grammarian: Name: Gaianus | Γαϊανός Place of Origin: Arabia Date: first half of the 3rd c. CE Biography: The only information on this scholar comes from the
Suda1: Gaianus was a native of Arabia and a student of Apsines of Gadara2; he was active in the time of Maximinus3 and Gordian III4 and worked as a grammarian and rhetorician in Berytus. His works included a Περὶ συ…

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English version of this article translated by Patrick Hogan. The original Italian version was written by Eleonora Rocconi and first published on 06/05/2005. Here is the Italian version of this entry. Grammarian: Name: Gaudentius | Γαυδέντιος Identity: Perseus | BNP Place of Origin: ? Date: 3rd-4th c. CE Biography: We have no biographical information about Gaudentius, the author of an
Introduction to Harmony (Ἀρμονικὴ εἰσαγωγή), in which the sources of the Aristoxenian1 and Pythagorean2 traditions meet, with an added final section dedicated to th…